Smoking article holder



J. A. BANOCZI 2,527,516

SMOKING ARTICLE HOLDER Filed Sept. 8, 1948 Oct. 31, 1950 26 A. iii? if INVENTOK} Jaw v2 flfiarraazz A? 32 3/ 33 av Arm RN EYS Patented Oct. 31, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE, 2,527,516

SMOKING ARTICLE HOLDER v Joseph A. Banoozi, .Darien, Conn. Application September 8, 1'94'8,'Seria'l No. 48180 I 1 Claim. 1 "This inventionrelates to smoking appliances, and more particularly to smoking appliances of tubular form adapted to hold a cigarette or cigar.

An objectof the invention is to provide a smoking appliance that will filter and cool the smoke drawn through the appliance to the mouth of the smoker.

Another object of the invention is to provide a smoking appliance that will remove nicotine, tars and other foreign substances from the smoke of the cigar orcigarette.

A further object of the invention is to provide a smoking appliance that is extremely simple and inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application, and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the smoking appliance holding a cigarette;

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the device of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional View taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2 Figure 4 is an end elevational view of the device of Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a sectional View of a modified smoking appliance provided with a plastic mouthpiece;

Figure 6 is a top plan view of a modified smoking appliance holding a cigar;

Figure 7 is a sectional view taken on line 'l-! of Figure 6;

Figure 8 is a sectional view of another modification of the smoking appliance provided with a plastic mouthpiece.

Referring to Figures 1 to 4 of the drawings, the numeral l0 designates an elongated tubular casing or mouthpiece preferably fabricated of paper. The intermediate portion ll of the casing I0 is of uniform diameter throughout and positioned within the intermediate portion is a filter cylinder 12 preferably fabricated of absorbent paper and provided with a slot 15. The exterior surface of the cylinder I2 is provided with glue thereon so that after insertion of the cylinder in the casing ID the cylinder 12 will remain immobile. Extending longitudinall in the cylinder I2 is a cylindrical shell [3 fabricated of absorbent cotton. The cotton shell I3 is provided with an end wall I4 having a thickness not greater than one sixteenth of an inch and which is where most of the filtering process or elimination of tars and nicotine takes place; The ih ighly absorbent cotton end wall l4 traps tars and-nice; tine and keeps out dust and tobacco crumbs from the mouth. The cotton and absorbent paper shell 12 coact to absorb or filter foreign matter from the smoke drawn through the appliance.

'Ihecasing I0 is provided with a tapered interior wall 8 extending from-one end thereof for the snug reception therein of a cigaretted'fi. The other end ll of the casing I0 is oval shaped and is adapted to be inserted in the smokers mouth.

In Figure 5, a mouthpiece l8, preferably fabricated of a suitable plastic, is illustratedin {use with a casing 9. The mouthpiece l8 ispr'ovid ed with a longitudinally-extending[bore 'I9;for the egress therethrough of smoke into the smokers mouth. Projecting from the mouthpiece I8 is a a tubular male member 2!! which is inserted in an open end of the casing 9 to connect the latter to the mouthpiece. The mouthpiece I8 is provided with a pair of exterior side portions 2| and 22 which enable a smoker to hold the mouthpiece in the mouth without discomfort. For modifying the smoke, the casing 9 is provided with a filter cylinder 23 having the same construction as the filter cylinder I2,

Referring to Figures 6 and 7, a smoking appliance embodying a cigar holder is illustrated, and the holder comprises a casing 24 provided with a tapered outer Wall, there being a pair of opposed arcuate cut-away portions 25 in the casing 24 which coact with the tapered outer Wall to enable the smoker to retain the casing within the mouth without any discomfort. The casing 24 is provided intermediate its ends with a cylindrical bore 35 of a uniform diameter for the reception of a filter cylinder 26 of a construction similar to the previously-described filter cylinder. One end of the casing 24 is provided with a tapered passageway 21 for the egress therethrough of filtered smoke and the other end of the casing 24 is tapered to define a socket 28 for the reception therein of a cigar 29.

In Figure 8, a cigar holder is illustrated which has the same construction as the device of Figures 6 and 7, except that it is provided with a cylindrical bore 30 in one endfor the reception therein of a tubular male member 3| which projects from a plastic mouthpiece 32. The mouthpiece 32 is provided with a longitudinally-extending bore 33 for the egress therethrough of smoke. The exterior of the mouthpiece 32 is flattened and tapered, as at 34, to enable the smoker to retain the mouthpiec within the mouth without discomfort.

In use, a cigarette is inserted in the end 8 of the casing l0 and the other end I! is inserted in the smokers mouth. As a result of the cotton and absorbent paper interposed in the cylinder l2, the smoke will be filtered so that foreign matter, such as tobacco crumbs and dust, will be eliminated from the smoke. In certain instances, the smoker inserts the male member 20 of a mouthpiece [8 into the end of the casing and the mouthpiece is then inserted in the smokers mouth for conveying filtered smoke to the latter.

In the use of the device of Figures 6 and 7, a cigar 29 is inserted in the socket 28 and the other end of the casing 24 is inserted in the smokers mouth. The filter cylinder 26 again eliminates foreign matter from the smoke, and in Figure 8, a cigar holder provided with a plastic mouthpiece 32 is illustrated.

The paper mouthpiece l0 should be beauty tipped, cork tipped, or should come in plain ends and is efiective for the smoking of only one cigarette. In the modification illustrated in Figures 6 and 8, the cigarette and cigar holder are also discarded, but the plastic mouthpiece is removed and used again with a new holder. The plastic mouthpiece should come in various rich colors. The cigarette and cigar holders can be of various lengths, and the paper cylinder I2 is fabricated by wrapping the paper around itself two and a half revolutions.

As many embodiments may be made of this inventive concept, and as many modifications may be made in the embodiments hereinbefore shown and described, it is to be understood that all matter herein is to be interpreted merely as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

I claim:

In a smoking appliance, an elongated tubular casing, the intermediate portion of said casing being of uniform diameter, a filter cylinder positioned in the intermediate portion of said casing and secured thereto, and an annular shell fabricated of absorbent material extending longitudinally through said cylinder, said shell being snugly seated in said cylinder, one end of said shell being provided with a transversely extending end wall, the thickness of the shell and said end wall being the same, one end of said casing having a tapered inner wall for snugly receiving therein a smoking article, the open end of said shell being arranged contiguous to the inner end of said tapered inner wall, the other end of said casing constituting a mouthpiece.

JOSEPH A. BAN 0021.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,185,661 Hawley June 6, 1916 1,418,113 Wawricka May 30, 1922 1,997,629 Collver Apr. 16, 1935 2,378,175 Benedict June 12, 1945 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 32,412 Austria Oct. 15, 1907 12,647 Great Britain of 19 1 

